Where does “disastrousness” come from?
disastrousness (English) comes from English disastrous, from English disaster, from Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from Italian astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
disastrousness (English): The state or condition of being disastrous
Definitions
- The state or condition of being disastrous
Ancestry of “disastrousness”, step by step
disastrousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disastrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disastrous | Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous;... |
| 2 | English | disaster | An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of... |
| 3 | Middle French | desastre | disaster |
| 4 | Italian | disastro | disaster; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | astro | celestial body, star; A person exceptionally... |
| 6 | Latin | astrum | a star |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |